To all primary medical care patients registered with
Tollgate Practice Surgery, 145 London Road, Colchester CO3 8NZ
Abbey Field Medical Centre, Ypres Road, Colchester CO2 7UW
February 2025
Dear patient,
On an interim basis, for a minimum of 12 months, the management of the Tollgate Practice, 145 London Road, Colchester, will change. This is because the senior partners have withdrawn from the practice.
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), the organisation which manages contracts with local GP practices, is finding a long-term solution for the continuity of primary medical care for the practice’s registered patients. In the meantime, the ICB has temporarily arranged for the nearby Abbey Field Medical Centre to provide leadership at the Tollgate Practice, with effect from 12 March 2025.
Patients registered with Tollgate Practice should not see any change or difference in the way primary medical care services are accessed during the interim arrangement. Patients should continue to access the Tollgate Practice Team from the same surgery premises in the usual way.
Likewise, there will be no change for patients registered with Abbey Field Medical Centre. Both surgeries will continue to run as separate practices.
Access to primary medical care for patients registered with Abbey Field Medical Centre will not be affected.
The local NHS is committed to ensuring patients continue to receive quality services that are accessible and meet their needs. For further information about the services these practices provide, please visit:
- Tollgate Practice website – The Tollgate Practice
- Abbey Field Medical Centre website – Abbey Field Medical Centre
Yours faithfully,
Anthony West
Head of Primary Care
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB